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| integral | Derivatives and introduction to anti-derivatives. |
If you want an introduction to anti-derivatives then skip to here: Anti-derivatives
Otherwise continue from here.
To put it simply a derivative is rate of change. As we know the formula for slope is change in y divided by change in x.
m is slope, Delta y is change in y, Delta x is change in x. The Delta symbol can be changed to the letter D
Thus this is identical to slope. The second derivative of x is also Dy/Dx and thus the second derivative of x is slope.